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Prisma ORM — rebuild the ORM core in TypeScript for extensions and agent-driven workflows

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Stars
47,646
Primary language
TypeScript
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 21, 2026

Overview

Prisma ORM provides typed database access for Node.js and TypeScript applications. The current main branch is the Prisma 8 release candidate, with a TypeScript rewrite centered on contracts, a public extension SPI, and agent-oriented skills.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Build typed database access from schemas and contracts

The workflow connects database models to generated or inferred TypeScript APIs so application queries benefit from static typing and editor completion.

Sources: [2][3]

Extend the ORM through a public SPI and agent skills

Prisma 8 exposes extension points for database and feature integrations and ships version-matched skills for coding-agent workflows.

Sources: [2][4]

For TypeScript backends that want database schema and application types tightly connected

It suits Node.js/TypeScript applications that want ORM typing, schema workflows, and extensibility in one toolchain.

Sources: [2][3]

Separate Prisma 8 RC from Prisma 7 and verify database support

Main is a release candidate and may still change. Prisma 7 lives on v7, while current Prisma 8 database coverage should be checked against the README and feature scoreboard.

Sources: [2][4]

Official sources

  1. [1]prisma/orm repository(2026-09-21)
  2. [2]Prisma ORM README(2026-09-21)
  3. [3]Prisma ORM documentation(2026-09-21)
  4. [4]Prisma 8 feature scoreboard(2026-09-21)
  5. [5]Prisma ORM Apache-2.0 license(2026-09-21)
Supplemental curator note

The current main branch is Prisma 8 RC. The README says Prisma 7 remains supported on the `v7` branch, while Prisma 8 currently treats PostgreSQL and MongoDB as first-class targets, with SQLite next and MySQL later. Do not infer Prisma 8 RC support solely from the broader historical database list in the GitHub repository description.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/prisma/orm.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd orm
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • prisma
  • orm
  • database
  • typescript
  • javascript
  • nodejs
  • mariadb
  • mysql
  • postgresql
  • sqlserver
  • sql-server
  • mssql
Stars
47,646
Forks
2,540
Watchers
330
Open issues
2,511
Contributors
23
Primary language
TypeScript
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 21, 2026
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